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'Chai' Traps Are Wiping Out Pangas Fry and Emptying the Rivers
Huge baited bamboo traps known as chai are catching vast numbers of pangas fry in the rivers and estuaries of southern Bangladesh, threatening the fish's breeding cycle.
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Environment
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Slow Loris, a Friend of the Environment, Is Disappearing
The endangered Bengal slow loris is being pushed out of the hill forests by teak monocultures and forest loss, and researchers urge restoring natural forest.
Vegetables
Dhaka Kitchen Markets Unsettled as Vegetable, Fish and Most Essential Prices Rise
Continuous rain and flooding have unsettled Dhaka's kitchen markets, with most vegetables, fish, eggs, onions and green chillies costing Tk 20 to Tk 200 a kg more within a week.
Environment
Chhatra Dal Plants Trees in Memory of July Martyrs
Chhatra Dal planted saplings in Dhaka to remember the martyrs of the July uprising, and the state minister for forest and environment stopped his car to join in.
Environment
Week-Long Tree Fair Opens in Rangamati
Rangamati's MP opened a week-long tree fair and urged that hill afforestation go hand in hand with the livelihoods of people who depend on the forest.
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Babar Sheikh Succeeds With Grapes, Now Has 200 Vines in His Orchard
A young farmer in Faridpur's Boalmari has a bumper grape crop from 200 vines of three varieties, selling fruit at Tk 500 a kg and saplings to would-be growers.
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Snakes in Homes, Snakes in Kitchens: Waterlogging Sparks Fear in Rupganj
Waterlogging from monsoon rain in Rupganj, Narayanganj, has driven venomous and non-venomous snakes into homes, leaving residents afraid to go out after dark.
Environment
BGB Chief Hands Out Relief to Flood-Hit Families in Sunamganj
Border Guard Bangladesh distributed relief goods and gave free medical treatment to more than 500 people hit by heavy rain and hill-water flooding in Sunamganj.
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Forest Department Accused of Felling 1,200 Orange Trees After Family Stopped Monthly Payments
A family in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj says forest officials destroyed its 1,200-tree orange orchard because it stopped paying monthly bribes; the Forest Department says the orchard was illegal.
Environment
Four-Foot Monocled Cobra Rescued from Home in Kuakata
Volunteers rescued a four-foot monocled cobra from a farmer's home in Kuakata, Patuakhali, and released it in the Gangamati reserve forest.
Vegetables
Rain Makes Green Chillies Hotter: Price Crosses Tk 200 a Kg
Green chilli prices in Dhaka have risen every time the weather turned bad this month, touching Tk 200 a kg and more, while vegetables and eggs have also become dearer.
Environment
18-Foot Python Rescued from Settlement in Sreemangal
Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a python about 18 feet long from a residential area of Sreemangal in Moulvibazar and handed it to the forest department for release.
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The Fragrance of Beli Flowers in the Courtyard Enchants the Heart
In a personal essay, poet Nazim Al Mamun describes the beli flowers in his village courtyard and the garlands he gives away rather than sells.